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robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 209
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 05:33 pm: | 
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Just saw one of these engines for sale. Does anyone have information on the company?   |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1690
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 06:56 am: |
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Robert - Thanks for the good photos ! As with many Canadian Marine engine Mfgrs of that time they rarely advertised in U.S boating publications, I do have them on my list of mfgrs and have only seen one ad, it was in Motor Boat Magazine Feb 25 1912 pg 104, The Trade Name was "CANADIAN".
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robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 214
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:36 am: |
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Thanks Richard. Nice to see the date on the tag I must say. Perhaps they did not last long, or didn't stay with marine engines long. |
bgoss
Member
Username: bgoss
Post Number: 24
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 09:36 pm: |
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Robert,
Were you able to purchase the engine? Appears to be in excellent shape.
Blair |
robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 215
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 11:47 am: |
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Blair,
No I did not. The price was very high; $2000. CAN or thereabouts. The owner was only selling because he needed to finance another project. You know how it is when it's something you love...! |
alcleary
Member
Username: alcleary
Post Number: 9
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 11:02 pm: |
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Robert, I think I just saw one of these engines this weekend at an auction sale in Ontario. It was a 2 cylinder, 5 h.p., completely restored. The tag was missing from the motor, but a newly made tag was attached to the wood stand, calling the engine a WILSON MARINE ENGINE made in WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO. Would the "W" in "W & K" stand for WILSON? By the way, the engine sold for $875. |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1702
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 11:00 am: |
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keith
Senior Member
Username: keith
Post Number: 191
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2008 - 09:45 am: |
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Here is a two cylinder Wilson that I have had for a couple of years.
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john_archibald
Senior Member
Username: john_archibald
Post Number: 67
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2008 - 07:04 pm: |
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She's a beauty.
Archibald
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